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The distribution of geographical indications across Europe. Reflecting spatial patterns and the role of policy
No full textWithin the EU agricultural policy, geographical indications (GIs) are assigned the role of adding value to local food productions. The use of GIs has traditionally been heterogeneous across EU regions, and stimulating their uptake in non-traditional GI regions was presented as one of the motivations for the new 2024 GI Regulation. This paper investigates the issue of inequality in the spatial GI distribution. Specifically, the objectives of the work are: (i) to examine the spatial patterns of GI registration, exploiting specific techniques of inequality analysis; (ii) to investigate the existence of convergence processes across EU regions in terms of registered GIs; and (iii) to estimate the impact of the last GI Regulation in fostering convergence processes. The first part of the analysis relies on the application of several Gini index decompositions, highlighting the large role played by Protected Designations of Origin and by cross-national factors in driving GI inequalities up. Convergence is observed to be in place, but the very low rate at which it is occurring calls for a more robust policy intervention. In this respect, the impact analysis, performed using an interrupted time series regression approach, highlights no significant effect of the last GI reform in stimulating convergence
“I’m buying organic, but not like you....” Multiple ways of being an organic food consumer
No full textUnderstanding the attitudes and behaviours of organic consumers is vital for implementing strategies, at both producer and policy levels, to foster an expansion of the organic sector. In this study, we aim to identify the most relevant attitudinal profiles of organic consumers, and study how these profiles affect consumer behaviours on the market for organic products. A questionnaire was administered to a sample of 847 Italian consumers and a three-step latent class procedure was implemented to identify attitudinal profiles and connect them with individual behaviours. While the organic sector can count on quite a large base of committed consumers, the potential for further development is still important. While the focus on a western country might have affected the results, this can be addressed,especially by communicating the individualist benefits of organic foods, since self-oriented attitudes appear more able to stimulate pro-organic behaviours on the market
Understanding the Link between Regional Characteristics and Geographical Indications: an Infrequency of Purchase approach
Get PDFThe Economic Impact of Growing Geographical Indications: An Impact Assessment Using FADN Data
Get PDFInvestigating the structure of agricultural economics through the text analysis of journal abstracts
No full textThe Role of Group-Time Heterogeneity in Assessing the Economic Impact of a European Agricultural Policy. Evidences from Geographical Indications Schemes
No full textThe European Union agricultural policy is moving toward an evidence-based policy making approach. In this context, impact evaluation grows in importance. However, is important that this kind of assessments provide unbiased results. Using the geographical indication policy, we try to shed some light on a concern that recently emerged in the technical literature about the estimation of the effect of a treatment when treatment effect heterogeneity is an issue. We estimated the effect of adopting the GI certification on farm’s economic results with a method widely used in literature and with a novel non-parametric estimator that accounts for heterogeneous effects. In a second phase, we performed an impact evaluation exercise using the novel estimator to understand the relevance of effect heterogeneity in the GI context. Results show that effect heterogeneity is likely a concern in this policy setting and that the use of the standard method may provide biased results
Grass Root Collective Action for Territorially Integrated Food Supply Chains: A Case Study from Tuscany
Get PDFThe literature on environmental policy shows that institutional arrangements are key factors in designing effective environmental policies. Grass root collective action has been advocated as a possible solution for the provision of agro-environmental public goods. Building on this literature, we present a case study using a well-established theoretical framework emphasizing the role played by collective action in maintaining high quality production in a context of severe information asymmetries. We observed that several already known collective action features can be found in this successful experience. Maintaining such form of co-operation would help the chain to face the future challenges of the agricultural sector
Green Root Collective Action for Conservation of Agri-Bio Diversity: a Case Study in Tuscany
No full textThe literature on environmental policy shows that institutional arrangements are key in designing effective environmental policies. Besides regulation and market (Coasian) solutions, grass root collective action has been advocated as a possible solution for the provision of agro-environmental public goods. We gauge that the same institutional arrangement can be found in many territorially integrated food chains that aims at re-embedding food production in the local society. Building on this literature, we present a case study - a short supply chain for bread production from ancient local wheat landraces in Tuscany – emphasizing the role played by collective action in maintaining high quality production in a context of severe information asymmetries
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